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For Which It Stands: Introduction to the series
GlobalPost is proud to offer this special report, "… For Which It Stands." From every corner of the world, more than 40 GlobalPost correspondents and columnists have contributed nearly 50 stories built around a single question: What does the idea of America mean to the world? This guide will help you navigate the series, which begins with our launch and runs through President Barack Obama's swearing in as president — an event billed as the first global inauguration. We will add to the series in the first 100 days of the Obama presidency, what he has called a "chance to reboot America's image around the world." During this time, we want to know what you think America means to the world, and also what the world means to America. To post commments register here. To submit your own brief essay to share on the site send an e-mail to editors @ globalpost.com.
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Brazil: What does it mean to be black? There are no easy answers in Brazil |
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Canada: Sleeping with an elephant Canada endures the twitches and snorts |
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Mexico: Do bigger fences make better neighbors? Mexico peers wearily, knows the U.S. well |
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Venezuela: Drinking in Obama On coffee, Chavez and naivete |
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Bolivia: The Obama-Morales connection It might only be skin deep |
Recent on The Americas:
Where have all the salmon gone?
Sandro Contenta - Canada - November 20, 2009 17:32 ET
The Humber River was teeming with this year's run. But salmon populations are declining elsewhere in Canada, leading many to question whether that will always be the case.
Cuba tries to keep the lights on
Nick Miroff - Cuba - November 20, 2009 06:55 ET
Cuba gets plenty of oil from Venezuela. So why is it adopting "extreme measures" to avoid blackouts?
Costa Rican creates plasma rocket to pick up space trash
Alex Leff - Costa Rica - November 19, 2009 06:26 ET
Franklin Chang Diaz wants to fuel the International Space Station and transport people to Mars with his plasma rocket.
The tango always awaits you
Anil Mundra - Argentina - November 16, 2009 15:22 ET
Facebook: A tool for cops and robbers
Charlie Devereux - Venezuela - November 16, 2009 12:58 ET
In Venezuela criminals use Facebook to research targets. Cops use it too — but not always for scrupulous purposes.
A Mexican cop in search of sanctuary
Todd Bensman - Mexico - November 15, 2009 09:34 ET
A Juarez cop fled to Texas after drug cartels attacked him. Will a judge send him back?
Journalist murders in Mexico hit new record
Ioan Grillo - Mexico - November 14, 2009 09:46 ET
Censorship increases as killings become routine. "I don’t want to die young," says one reporter.
Full Frame: Following the Virgen de El Cisne
Steve Remich - Full Frame - November 13, 2009 06:50 ET
A photographer joins an annual pilgrimage that mixes faith, tourism and commerce.
The race for carbon neutrality
Alex Leff - Costa Rica - November 13, 2009 06:31 ET
Costa Rica wants to be the first country to go entirely carbon neutral. But do rising automobile emissions threaten that goal?
Mural makeover
John Enders - Mexico - November 12, 2009 16:50 ET
Mexico is restoring the murals of Diego Rivera — admirer of Lenin, friend of Trotsky and lover of Frida Kahlo.
Yoani Sanchez vs. the state
Nick Miroff - Cuba - November 11, 2009 18:42 ET
How will Cuba deal with a 34-year-old blogger with spotty internet and a massive global following?
Welcome to Canada, where the little guy loses
Sandro Contenta - Canada - November 11, 2009 08:49 ET
Professional hockey players cut in front of old ladies waiting for flu shots, and a Chinatown grocer gets charged for catching a thief.
Apologizing for a father's sins
John Otis - Colombia - November 9, 2009 09:23 ET
Interview: The son of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar plays a central role in a film about his father’s violent legacy.
On Location: Mexico City — Gangster chic
Ioan Grillo - Mexico - November 9, 2009 09:22 ET
Gourmet suppers behind closed doors
Anil Mundra - Argentina - November 9, 2009 09:16 ET
War-zone tourism
John Otis - Colombia - November 8, 2009 09:45 ET
It's a national park “where the rainbow becomes a river.” And it's nearly empty.
China and Costa Rica move toward free trade agreement
Alex Leff - Costa Rica - November 7, 2009 11:01 ET
China wants ties in the region, Costa Rica wants Chinese goods. But not everyone's pleased.
Easter Island: even more difficult to get to?
Pascale Bonnefoy - Chile - November 6, 2009 06:42 ET
Indigenous population considers limiting visitors and immigrants to one of Chile's top tourist destinations.
Design within reach
Daniel Grushkin - NGOs - November 5, 2009 17:36 ET
Cameron Sinclair founded Architecture for Humanity to bring thoughtful design to the world’s neediest.
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